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It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.
It followed some...
DVD/Blu-ray: In a Year of 13 Moons
A longshot of transgender Elvira (Volker Spengler) circled by gay men, assignation turning to assault as dawn mist rises from Frankfurt’s Main...
The Forsythe Programme, English National Ballet review - bra...
It’s hard to think of anyone even half as persistent as William Forsythe in changing the conversation around ballet. The American...
Manic Street Preachers, Barrowland, Glasgow review - elder s...
As you might expect from a Manic Street Preachers gig, literary influences were never far away. A DH Lawrence quote was prominently displayed on...
Your Friends & Neighbors, Apple TV+ review - in every dr...
It had begun to seem that Jon Hamm, whatever other roles he might appear in, was destined to be forever remembered exclusively as Mad Men...
Goldberg Variations, Ólafsson, Wigmore Hall review - Bach in...
Víkingur Ólafsson had something to prove at the Wigmore Hall. And prove it he did, even if, this time, his Goldberg Variations left a few features...
Shanghai Dolls, Kiln Theatre review - fascinating slice of h...
The writer Amy Ng has made a sterling effort in digging up the true story behind her new play at the Kiln, Shanghai Dolls, but...
Mahler's Ninth, BBC Philharmonic, Gamzou, Bridgewater H...
There was a change of conductor from the one advertised for this BBC Philharmonic performance at the Bridgewater Hall – but the one who we heard...
Manhunt, Royal Court review - terrifyingly toxic masculinity...
Are we really in “a new era of male anger, societal discontent and rage”? This is what...
Album: Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson - What Did the...
At a time when the powers that sadly be in America are trying their damnedest to erase and rewrite history, the latest release from Rhiannon...